PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beaudell Beckham Jr (ranked 1106 p4p, 1311 weight class) and Vinny Corcoran (ranked 168 p4p, 189 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Beckham Jr
vs
Corcoran

180 cm
35
200
8 - 2 - 1

188 cm
29
212
16 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

SynCity Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Beaudell Beckham Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Vinny Corcoran!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Corcoran moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Beckham Jr goes down! Can Corcoran finish him!?

It looks like Beaudell Beckham Jr has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beckham Jr wants to sweep here but Corcoran controlling him for the moment.
Beckham Jr seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Beckham Jr seems keen to control Corcoran's posture.

Corcoran stands and steps away. Beckham Jr gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Corcoran displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beckham Jr throws out the jab.
Beckham Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Vinny Corcoran has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beckham Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beckham Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Beckham Jr misses with a looping left.
Corcoran throws a head kick but Beckham Jr moves out of range.
Corcoran swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Corcoran tries a head kick but it misses.
Beckham Jr misses with a wild combination.
Corcoran shapes to counter with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Beckham Jr catches Corcoran right on the button with a cross.
Beckham Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Corcoran slips under a jab.
Beckham Jr misses with a right hand
letting Corcoran counter with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corcoran.
Beckham Jr misses with a straight right.
Beckham Jr misses with a hook

and Corcoran counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Beckham Jr!
Beckham Jr slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corcoran stopping the sweep attempt from Beckham Jr.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Beckham Jr holds on and takes a little breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Corcoran gets to his feet. Beckham Jr looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Beckham Jr throws the left hand but Corcoran avoids the punch easily.
Corcoran throws a big counter head kick but Beckham Jr avoids it with no problem.
Corcoran avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beckham Jr plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Beckham Jr stalks Corcoran and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Corcoran's face. Corcoran staggers backwards, shaken.
Beckham Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Corcorans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Beckham Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corcoran was well out of range. Poor timing from Beckham Jr.
Nice defenses there by Corcoran.
Corcoran waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Corcoran.
Corcoran looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beckham Jr missing with a left hand there. Corcoran was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beckham Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Corcoran dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Beaudell Beckham Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckham Jr throws a shot from downtown. Corcoran moves away and avoids it.
Corcoran misses with a hook.
Beckham Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Beckham Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Corcoran.
Beckham Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Corcoran defending well as Beckham Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Beckham Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Corcoran throws a head kick that misses.
Beckham Jr throws a right hand that Corcoran ducks under and follows up with a left that Corcoran also avoids with ease.
Corcoran is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Beckham Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Nice straight punches there by Beckham Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beckham Jr.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beckham Jr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Corcoran back to the cage. Beckham Jr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beckham Jr, as that shot connected.
Beckham Jr throws out a loose jab but Corcoran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Corcoran ducks under a wild hook from Beckham Jr.
Corcoran throws a big shot that misses.
Corcoran slips a jab from Beckham Jr.

Beckham Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Corcoran, pushing him back against the cage.
Beckham Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.

Corcoran breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beckham Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Corcoran moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slow jab from Corcoran misses its intended target.
Beckham Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Corcoran. Corcoran circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Beaudell Beckham Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Beckham Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Corcoran counter with a right hand.
Beckham Jr throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beckham Jr misses with an uppercut
letting Corcoran counter with a right hand.

Beaudell Beckham Jr's cut is getting worse.
Beckham Jr looks to land a left hand but Corcoran moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Corcoran.
Corcoran now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A head kick misses from Beckham Jr.
Beckham Jr looks to land a left hand but Corcoran moved out of range nicely.

Corcoran gets tackled into the cage by Beckham Jr. Beckham Jr maintains the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corcoran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beckham Jr's elbow.
Beckham Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Beckham Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Beckham Jr fails to land.
Corcoran misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Beckham Jr.
Corcoran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corcoran lands an uppercut.
Corcoran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corcoran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Corcoran has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Corcoran lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Corcoran.
Corcoran throws a head punch that misses.
Corcoran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beckham Jr backwards.
Corcoran tries to work over Beckham Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beckham Jr takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Beckham Jr.
Corcoran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Corcoran blocks an uppercut.
Corcoran working aggressively here.
Beckham Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Corcoran scores with a shot to the side of Beckham Jr's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corcoran looking to stall.
Corcoran misses with a hook from the clinch.
Corcoran lands a shot to the body.

Corcoran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckham Jr misses with a double jab
and Corcoran makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Beckham Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Beckham Jr misses with a combination
and Corcoran counters with a big head kick but Beckham Jr shrugs it off.
Beckham Jr is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Corcoran doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Beckham Jr crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Beckham Jr's bad books for that mishap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vinny Corcoran!
A very excited looking Vinny Corcoran rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.